DiEdifice is a knowledge based 3D application used for pressure die-casting die design. DiEdifice is specifically designed to help design dies better and faster. It aids in creating more accurate designs and reduces the turn-around time for your dies

  The company
  The DiEdifice advantage
  The situation
  The model to be validated
  The challenge
  The validation of DiEdifice
  The process
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Kinetic's technologically advanced manufacturing set up has enabled them to reach high quality standards. The company also exports these vehicles to USA, Canada, Sweden, Latin America, Denmark and the Middle East. The company has its in-house Tool Room for manufacturing Die casting dies and tools.

"Die-Casting Design Just Got Faster & More Efficient with DiEdifice!!!"

DiEdifice has helped Kinetic Engineering Ltd. To…

Reduce die development time from 15 days to 10 days, thus
increasing productivity by 33%

Reduce the number of tryouts from 3 to 1 due to better design
reliability of die, thus saving time and money

Increased yield of casting due to a better designed, more
efficient gating system (60% to 85%)

Reduced rejections rate owing to better quality of castings.

The situation...

The R&D Department of Kinetic Engineering Ltd. had an aggressive plan to double the number of dies designed in their tool room in the current year.

They wanted a software solution that could help them to achieve the target by :

Cutting down the lead-time to design and manufacture the die.

Improving the yield and quality of the castings without compromising on the accuracy of design.

Crank case cover (clutch side, GF 125 project) (A 2kg complex casting with 30,000 faces)

The challenge…

Meeting the tough expectations of the Kinetic Tool Design Engineers. Reducing the lead-time in designing the dies and improving the quality of castings. There was no scope for trial and error.

The validation of diedifice…

Core and Cavity blocks developed in IDEAS were imported successfully in DiEdifice
to proceed for die-casting design.

The gating system comprising of gates, runners, and overflows was designed
and created on the blocks. It took not more than four hours to design and create
the gating, ejection and cooling system. This was done at the design lab of Kinetic.

An IGES-out of the gating system generated by DiEdifice was imported in
TEBIS for tool path generation.

The gating system was successfully cut on the die blocks using a CNC milling
machine. Graphite electrodes were also machined.

Finally, die trials were taken and castings were manufactured.
The castings were observed to be of excellent quality by Kinetic.

Mr. Raja, Senior Manager, Tool Room

"Gating design is now more scientific, improving design reliability of the die." "DiEdifice supports our experience and does not act contrary to our design practices. It gives
us the feeling of working together to achieve better results."

Mr. U G Gadgil, Asst. Manager, Tool Design

"Gates and runners created by DiEdifice are more accurate and happen in a very short time. Making changes to the die is also much simpler now."

Mr. Ranjith ,Tool Design Engineer